Tier 3 · vertical & regional
40 Cal.
Person · male · United States · Q189074 · born 1981 · recording since 2005
American rapper
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Also known as 40. Cal · 40cal
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Trigger Happy
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography138 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362330746
Biography
Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1979), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal., is an American rapper. He was a member of now-defunct American hip-hop group The Diplomats.
Byrd made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal", for the Dipset album Diplomatic Immunity 2. He took part in MTV2's Fight Klub MC battles.
Street LPs
2006: Trigger Happy
2007: Trigger Happy 2
2008: The Yellow Tape
2008: Leader of the New School
EPs
2008: Harlem Shuffle EP
2011: Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)
Mixtapes
2006: 40 to Life
2007: 40 to Life Part 2
2008: Dip Masters Collection
2009: Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jack
2011: God's Gift to an iPod
2011: Rap Sheet
2012: Watch The Chrome
2012: Target Practice
2012: 2nd Hand Smoke
Guest appearances
Friday the 13 contributing artist 40 cal, A-lox (track 2)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
2005 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:04:16
1Intro2:072Paid in Full1:523Hit 'em Wit tha 402:574Click/Puss3:395For tha Love of Money1:506This Is Harlem2:477Computer Love1:388Block Huggas4:409My Year2:4110Dreamer3:0411The Bookings3:1812Interlude0:2213Machine Gun Rap1:0314Highway Music3:0215Swagga Jack3:0916Jungle Hood3:521740 Stories, Part 12:061840 Stories, Part 21:3919We Rollin4:1120Reggae Joint1:4421Last Plate Freestyle2:2122Magic3:1823What Happened to That Boy Freestyle1:3824Radio Freestyle 035:182006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:04:32
1Broken Safety3:252Worried2:413Pyrexx Vision / Angel Dust4:484We Got That Crack2:425Runnin' This Rap Shit4:116Real Bitch2:217Survivor2:438Weed Song3:049T.V. Show3:0810Go Get Ya Guns4:0411Quiet Sounds3:2612You Know Who It Is2:5313Fuck It All3:0814Click Clack3:5915Think I'm Not Gangsta3:1816Sounds Like2:5017Be Easy1:2818It's 403:0519Sam Scared2:5120Dear Fan4:272007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 56:01
140 Cals2:322Dip-Dip3:163Celebrity Hustla3:474Hostile Takeova2:475The Big Boys3:586Drama Season4:057Hi-Road3:308Since U Been Away4:059Getting By3:2710Skit2:2511Give Me Some Head3:1212Close Ur Eyes3:2213Stick 'em4:2414New Anthem3:0115Neva Neva2:5016Dead Poets Society2:3417Chickens in da Coupe2:462007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:26
1Do It Again3:582We Go Hard3:173Right or Wrong3:014Overdose3:205Blackout3:546Y'all Know2:427Talkin' About2:328Keep on Movin'2:389Forty Stories, Part 33:5410Superhero2:5011What Kinda Nigga R U4:2512He Ain't Real3:1913Bang Mine2:1914I'm Gone3:2515Rain Drops2:522008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
140 (intro)2Shooters on deck3On my shit4Movie shoot5Ten stacks6Rewind that7Harlem shuffle8Hustlas anthem9Googa googa10Cuarenta11Spit how i live it12New beginning13Grown man bills14Heartbeat15Heatin' up16Memories17Bars of death2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 30:15
1Protocol3:382No Reunions5:073Moral of the Story3:114Resurrect3:525Sirracha3:036Involved4:447We Like That3:388Presidential3:02
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40 To LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks1Intro 2We Got That Crack 3Blown Mind 4This Is 40 5Memorable Moments 6Interlude 7Outlaw 8Harlem's Night 9Built For War 10Tv Real 11Snitch Nigga 12Already Told You 13Interlude 1440th Boyz 15Butter 16Freestyle 17Interlude 18Harlem 19Click Clack 20Gonna Do Now 21Fight Club Battle 1 22Frustrated 23Fight Club Music 24Still 25Intro To This Shit 26Dipset Season 27In My Blood 28The Best Out 29Outro | 2006 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put 40 Cal. head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:40_Cal.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c8769767-7973-4807-93ae-46063fa9eadfdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c8769767-7973-4807-93ae-46063fa9eadfcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1088241genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1088241seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Cal.biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Cal.
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Masar Tv · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1088241 · MusicBrainz: c8769767-7973-4807-93ae-46063fa9eadf
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